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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Clucking over booksCastro students are no chickens when it comes to books. They egged on Castro School Principal Judy Crates as she bucked convention...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2012Last comment by Chick-fil-haay!!!, on Nov 6, 2012 at 10:23 am | 8 comments | 10186 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Five running for three seats in school board raceThe Mountain View Whisman School District is poised to hold its first contested election since 2004, with five contenders...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2012Last comment by 2012 Voter, on Nov 1, 2012 at 12:51 pm | 7 comments | 15624 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Meeting scheduled Tuesday for Measure G committeeThe citizen-led committee charged with overseeing funds raised by the recently passed Measure G school bond will hold its...
Original post made on Oct. 29, 2012Last comment by mvmom, on Oct 30, 2012 at 2:32 pm | 7 comments | 4883 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS neighbors want say in field lightsThe Mountain View Los Altos High School board has scheduled one night football game on Oct. 26, with temporary lights, at...
Original post made on Oct. 30, 2012Last comment by Football/Music Parent, on Oct 30, 2012 at 1:59 pm | 1 comment | 3990 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
The colorful deadAbout 100 children from Mountain View's two middle schools got a hands-on lesson on a centuries-old Mexican tradition, as...
Original post made on Oct. 26, 2012Last comment by Will, on Oct 26, 2012 at 6:04 pm | 5 comments | 4689 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pay a buck, save the worldWhen 9,000 students from five California schools donated just $1 each in 2007, the resulting $9,000 was enough to build a...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2012Last comment by Observer, on Oct 23, 2012 at 9:49 am | 1 comment | 4550 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Football under the lights for MVHSExcitement and frustration were in the air Monday night, as the school board voted to allow Mountain View High School students...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2012Last comment by Ken Henderson, on Oct 22, 2012 at 1:03 pm | 2 comments | 6167 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Summer reading pays offThird-grade Mountain View resident Ethan Xie won a $529 check towards his college education from ScholarShare, California's...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2012Last comment by Reader2, on Oct 17, 2012 at 7:55 am | 4 comments | 5051 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MVHS gets Friday night lights for home gameExcitement and frustration were in the air Monday night, as the school board voted to allow Mountain View High School students...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2012Last comment by B, on Oct 12, 2012 at 7:11 am | 22 comments | 11736 Views
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Khan in the classroomKhan Academy, the internet teaching sensation, will have a bigger presence in the classroom. Mountain View's elementary and...
Original post made on Sep. 29, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Oct 8, 2012 at 2:48 pm | 3 comments | 4818 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Khan in the classroomKhan Academy, the internet teaching sensation, will have a bigger presence in the classroom. Mountain View's elementary and...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2012Last comment by Garrett, on Oct 1, 2012 at 12:39 pm | 8 comments | 7968 Views
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Not everyone happy with EDIWhile the superintendent of Mountain View's elementary and middle schools has touted the success of a new district-wide educational...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2012Last comment by inbetween, on Sep 28, 2012 at 8:50 pm | 20 comments | 7687 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Spare the air alert issued for SaturdayThe Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued a Spare the Air alert for the region for Saturday, Sept. 29. Read...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2012Last comment by parent, on Sep 28, 2012 at 2:23 pm | 1 comment | 4696 Views
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Tow yard employee hit over headA man investigating intruders inside the tow yard where he works was blindsided with a blow to the back of the head shortly...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2012Last comment by Ben De Ho, on Sep 25, 2012 at 2:25 pm | 3 comments | 4650 Views
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Schools go on lock-down with shooter at largeA shooting in Cupertino caused a science camp in Saratoga to go on lock-down and a number of Mountain View schools to close...
Original post made on Sep. 25, 2012There are no comments yet. 5232 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School test scores continue to climbOfficials from both of Mountain View's public school districts are hailing recently released state standardized testing data...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 24, 2012 at 9:30 am | 5 comments | 5984 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Not everyone happy with EDIWhile the superintendent of Mountain View's elementary and middle schools has touted the success of a new district-wide educational...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2012Last comment by Teachers Make the Difference, on Sep 17, 2012 at 12:48 pm | 9 comments | 8695 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis, LASD argue whether court has jurisdiction in latest motionIn the latest round of legal volleys between Bullis Charter School and the Los Altos School District, lawyers from each educational...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2012Last comment by Public Schools, on Sep 14, 2012 at 12:30 am | 36 comments | 15457 Views
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No League of Women Voters endorsement, after allA candidate for the local school board has removed text from his campaign website claiming that he had been endorsed by the...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2012Last comment by Steven Nelson, on Sep 12, 2012 at 8:13 am | 10 comments | 5756 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bullis demands not fair to district studentsYour Aug. 24 editorial, "School dispute will cost Los Altos district," mischaracterizes the mission of the Huttlinger Alliance...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2012Last comment by LASD Taxpayer, on Sep 10, 2012 at 7:09 pm | 12 comments | 4631 Views
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